3. Good to see you, Sam

Sam Pittman left UGA right after the SEC Championship game to accept the head coaching job at Arkansas and got busy forging a new path.

As fate would have it, the coronavirus intervened and turned college football upside down. That brought the Bulldogs and their former offensive line coach back together but on opposite sides of the field.

Pittman’s Razorbacks haven’t won a conference game since 2017 and are in the early stages of a total rebuild. That’s why Georgia has been installed as 26-point favorite.

“Nervous? I would be lying to you if I didn’t say I was nervous,” Pittman said. “But I was nervous when I was O-line coach, too. Nervousness comes from just making sure you are prepared every way you can possibly be. … It being against Georgia, never in my wildest dreams when I took the job did I think Georgia would be the first opponent, but it is.”

There are some impressive things about the Hogs as well, such as four returning offensive linemen, a talented receiving corps, one of the SEC’s best running backs and an experienced transfer quarterback.